[Updated] Police make arrest in shooting outside the Hells Angels HQ on 3rd Street

[Pic from Dec. 13 by Event Photos NYC]

Police have arrested a 52-year-old Bronx man for a shooting that occurred early on Dec. 11 outside the Hells Angels clubhouse, the Daily News reports.

The Post names the suspect in custody as Anthony Iovenitti. Police sources have alleged that he shot Valley Stream resident David Martinez, 25, in the stomach during a late night/early morning fight outside the clubhouse between First Avenue and Second Avenue.

Police said that the fight began after Martinez exited his friend's Mercedez-Benz to move an orange parking cone so that the car could pass a livery driver stopped on the street. This prompted a confrontation that ended with the shooting.

According to a previous report in the News, police were looking for a suspect who wore a hat with the word "dad" on it. Both the Daily News and the Post reported that the members of the Hells Angels had not been cooperating with the NYPD's investigation.

In a fairly large operation last Tuesday, police, armed with an Environmental Control Board Summons, shut down the street and removed two Hells Angels-branded planters, a bench and a ramp from outside the HQ.

Updated 12/21


[Pool photography via the Daily Mail]

Iovenitti (pictured above) was arraigned on assault charges, according to published reports.

Per DNAinfo:

Iovenitti, who has seven prior arrests, was arrested on charges of attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon, police said. He was ultimately arraigned on the assault and criminal possession charges, according to a criminal complaint.

Iovenitti was also reportedly arrested in October for another fight over a parking spot.

According to the Daily Mail, "Martinez's colon was severed by the bullet, which became lodged in his spine."

And:

He has been recovering in the hospital but was reportedly too scared to speak to police amid fear of reprisals from Hells Angels.

Defense lawyer Ron Kuby said today during the arraignment that "Martinez as the aggressor."

From the Daily News:

“This was not the cone wars,” Kuby told Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Lyle Frank. “(Martinez) grabs a chain from the Mercedes. He starts swinging the chain.”

Kuby also criticized the cops for ripping open Christmas presents in Iovenitti’s upstate home in a search that “caused mayhem in the apartment.”

And from the Post:

Iovenitti is a “prospect” with the notorious motorcycle club, a step away from becoming a full-fledged member.

He was released on $25,000 bail and is due back in court Friday.

Dancer in the trash

Seventh Street and First Avenue this morning via Derek Berg

Another day, another gas-service issue

Another day, another gas-service issue with a building managed by AJ Clarke, this one on Seventh Street, and "just in time for Christmas," per an anonymous reader who shared this notice dated yesterday...



Yesterday, we noted an AJ Clarke building on Ninth Street where tenants were left without gas for cooking. Here, the heat and hot water were also shut off, though management hopes to get it back on "within a day or two." However — "the process to restore the cooking gas service is long and arduous."

Residents in the Ninth Street building were told they would be given credit for the purchase of a hot plate.

And here? "No mention of any hot plate reimbursements, heater reimbursements, takeout stipends, or the like," said the reader.

According to Streeteasy, the average rent in this Seventh Street building is $3,300 a month.

Construction watch: 11 Avenue C

Crews have starting digging in and pile-driving at the triangular lot (the former Mobil station) between Houston Street, Avenue C and Second Street...





...where the city OK'd plans for a 10-story, mixed-use building with 46 residential unit on Dec. 5. The rendering, first revealed back in the fall, is now on the plywood...



Rotwein + Blake are the architects of record. Here's more about the all-new 11 Avenue C via their website:

The narrow triangular site, presented numerous challenges from its odd shape to zoning constraints, Rotwein+Blake crafted a well thought-out solution to maximize potential development opportunity for the client. At ten stories, the building will have 4,600 SF of ground level retail, 46 residential apartments and a landscaped roof terrace.

The buildings retail component engages the more lively Houston Street side on a pedestrian level, with an abundance of storefront glass, awnings and stone details, while the residential entrance on 2nd Street, creates a more private and embracing gesture. The brick and zinc façade blend a modern twist to a historic warehouse style, reminiscent of the now, chic residential adaptive reuse projects of Soho and Tribeca.

The rendering states the project's completion date as March 2018.

Previously on EV Grieve:
You have a little longer to get gas on Avenue C

Plans filed for new 9-story building at site of Mobil station on East Houston and Avenue C

State seizes Mobil station on Avenue C and Houston for nonpayment of taxes

New residential building for former Mobil station lot will be 10 floors with 0 zero affordable units

A look inside the last East Village gas station

Verizon Wireless takes over former Verizon Wireless storefront on 2nd Avenue

Back in April, the Verizon Wireless outlet on Second Avenue at St. Mark's Place closed after nearly three years here.

After several months on the rental market... the for lease sign came down and renovations commenced ... and yesterday, signs went up in the window showing the new tenant — Verizon Wireless...



H/T Steven

A new era for outdoor group fitness on 9th Street

EVG reader Moe spotted this scene today on Ninth Street at Third Avenue... likely the treadmills for the incoming Orangetheory Fitness here at 51 Astor Place/the IBM Watson Building/Death Star.

Noted

Spotted on 11th Street and Avenue A... and unrelated to this note, we've heard from several residents about someone stealing packages this holiday season from their lobbies/entryways...because residents either don't close the door behind them or buzz any rando in...

Photo via Shawn Chittle

An explanation about the disruption in gas service

You hear enough stories about gas service for cooking being shut off for months at a time around here (examples here and here and here).

The landlord (AJ Clarke RE) provided residents at this East Ninth Street building (Super Eddie's!) with an explanation of what was happening ... with a timeline when things might be back in service... and why it could take so long:

So, with the gas shut off and the risers not passing the pressure test (most buildings in NYC, unless fairly new, will not pass the test), it is going to be probably several months until the cooking gas is turned back on. This is due to the procedure that has to follow: Proposals have to be given for the re-piping, permits have to be applied for, the actual work has to be done, and the most time consuming part of the puzzle: DOB & Con Edison inspections.

The explanation is more than some residents in other buildings receive (silence) ... some residents I've talked to in the past feel as if landlords need to do more for tenants than provide (or pay for) a hot plate. Maybe a little $$$ for some take out.

H/T Steven

Previously on EV Grieve:
How much of a rent discount for not having gas for cooking?

East 12th Osteria resumes service

[Reader photo from Saturday night]

Multiple EVG readers have noted that East 12th Osteria is back in business... dinner service resumed last Wednesday evening here on First Avenue and 12th Street.

This comes after the State seized the space early last week for nonpayment of taxes. Those notices coincided with flyers stating that the restaurant will be relocating.

Eater reported that restaurant serving Northern Italian cuisine owed more than $190,000 in unpaid taxes.

Despite the back taxes, the State appeared to be willing to work it out with chef/owner chef Roberto Deiaco.

Per Eater:

Department of Tax and Finance spokesman James Gazzale says that they are still in contact with the owner and want to work out a plan to return the business. "We never want to see this happen," he says.

We reached out to East 12th Osteria for comment and will update when/if we hear back.

[Updated] A line-waiting opening for Tim Ho Wan

[Photo Saturday by Bayou]

As previously noted, the first U.S. location for the Hong Kong-based, Michelin-starred dim sum parlor Tim Ho Wan opened on Friday... and, not surprisingly, the opening here on Fourth Avenue and 10th Street attracted dim-sumgoers who waited in line in single-degree temps that day for the cheap goods. (Rather inexpensive — every dish costs less than $5.50.)

Eater and Gothamist both reported on the lines.

Per Eater:

Chef Wai Chan will be running the kitchen here. He’s a Chinese immigrant who’s been living in New York for years, and before getting going in the kitchen, he went to Hong Kong to train for several weeks. Tim Ho Wan’s quality is what must set it apart from other dim sum restaurants, Pui says. The team’s been working on the location since last year, and they’ve tried many of the dim sum restaurants here since then.

During the soft opening phase through Jan. 17, Tim Ho Wan will have limited hours. Lunch service will be from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. with dinner service from 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. The grand opening is Jan. 18.

The world famous #TimHoWan pork buns will be available at #TimHoWanUSA. pic.twitter.com/I7OlIzRaCy

— Tim Ho Wan USA (@timhowanusa) December 10, 2016

Updated 5 p.m.

Eater declares that Tim Ho Wan "Has NYC’s Most Maddening Food Line."

Eater senior critic Robert Sietsema shared this long-line dispatch:

After a further wait of 50 minutes, during which the queue crept along steadily in a way that encouraged us to remain, we finally reached the front door, where a woman with an iPad stood.

She was very nice, but told us that our further wait would be 2.5 hours, and offered to take our cell number and call us back. I objected, "Normally, when you stand in line, you expect to get in when you reach the front of the line. Couldn’t you have taken our numbers when we arrived so we didn’t have to wait in the sleet?" She shrugged, and didn’t answer. My guess is that the spectacle of dim sum devotees shivering in line for hours was an important element of the opening publicity campaign...

A ride on the MTA's vintage fleet

As you may have read, the MTA and New York Transit Museum rolled out a vintage fleet of subway cars (and buses) once again this holiday season,... EVG reader Mike House shared these photos from the the Second Avenue F stop today... the fourth of four Sundays that the trains were in use...

Week in Grieview

[Photo outside Westside Market by Christine Champagne]

Stories posted on EVG this past week included...

At the 25th annual Tompkins Square Park tree lighting (Sunday)

Sidewalk bridge arrives just in time for La Sirena's busiest time of the year (Friday)

McSorley's back on the A list (Thursday)

Out and About with the owners of Love Gang (Wednesday)

Report: SantaConners "plunder" One and One, causing $5,000 in damages, owner says (Tuesday)

Baci e Vendetta opens at 131 Avenue A (Friday)

That time this restaurant closed after less than 2 weeks on St. Mark's Place (Friday)

Aftermath of a shooting outside the Hells Angels clubhouse (Tuesday ... previously)

New at Ray's for the holidays — apple fritters (Tuesday)

SantaCon 2016 in photos (Sunday)

Odd Eye brings vintage and design collectibles to Fifth Street (Thursday)

PokéVillage opens on 14th Street (Monday)

The latest issue of The Shadow is now available (Tuesday)

Lucky 7s: Extell's 7-story developments look to be topping out on 14th Street (Tuesday)

The Redhead closing sooner than expected (Monday)

Convive Wine & Spirits now open on Avenue A (Tuesday)

Checking in on the future home of Viking Waffles on Avenue C (Wednesday)

Jared Kushner apparently didn't pay the ConEd bill on Ninth Street (Monday)

Pastry chef Sebastian Brecht bringing chocolate to East Fourth Street (Friday)

October surprise on the Bowery as Drake opens shop (Thursday)

#notourpresident storefront not coming to Second Avenue (Monday)

And lastly, a few photos from yesterday's pretty-for-awhile snowfall...




[Halloween 2017 potentially in danger?]


[Never build on sloped garbage storage bins]



EVG reader John shared this photo (find more here) from Second Avenue...